Breeching lead-up attachment



Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

JAMES M` WALSH, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

BREEGHING LEAD-UP ATTACHMENT. i

Application flied April 21, 1924. Serial No. 707,977.

To all who/mit may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. VVALsH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Breeching Lead-Up Attachments, of which `the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in harness and strap attachments and more particularly to a breeching lead-up attachment.

In harness now in common use, the lead up strap is secured to the breeching body by means of a metallic loop member carried by the lead up strap. The loop in turn is interposed between the breeching fold and f the breeching layer, the latter being sewed to the breeching fold. As a result, the loop carried by the lead up strap is secured to the breeching body'and held in lace only by means of the sewing which of) course is subjected to strain and will eventually give. Also, the lead up strap is secured about the metallic loop and the wear and friction between the two will cause wear on the lead up strap. A

It is, therefore, the principle object of the present .inventlon toxovercomev the above mentioned objections by providing a breeching lead-up attachment designed to be substituted for the aforementioned metallic loop, the attachment being positively secured to the breeching body and depending in no manner upon the breeching layer stitching.

A further object of the invention is to provide a breeching lead-up attachment arranged to relieve wear and friction on the lead up strap.

A further object ofy the invention is to provide a hook member for securing a lead up strap to a breeching body, the mouth of the hook member being normally closed by the breeching foldbut arranged so that the breeching fold maybe bent to open the mouth of the hook member to disengage the same to permit repairing or cleaning of the breeching. f

A furtherl'object ofthe invention is to provide a device of the class described which is secured to a strap or portion of harness in a verysimple and efficient manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described which is of very simple construction, is inexpensive to manufacture, ,is strong and durable, and is well adapted for the kpurpose described.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved breeching lead-up attachment, and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a breeching body and lead up strap, the two being connected by means of the improvedattachlment v Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof taken on line 22 of F 1; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the hook member.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing it will be seen that y the numeral 5 indicates a breeching fold, forming part of the breeching body of a Vharnessand 6 is a lead up strap. In order to secure the breeching body tothe lead up strap, a metallic hook member 7 is provided.V Said hook is formed as clearly shown in Fig. 3 with a shank portion 8 and acurved portion 9, an opening or mouth being provided, as at 10. The lower end of the shank terminates in a transversely extending portion 11 and a transverse aperture 12 extends througlithe medial portion of the shank. f

The breeching fold, 5 is formed of an outer jacket 13 of soft, flexible leather, the jacket being filled with a core 14 4of soft material so that the breeching will act as a pad when the animal presses against it. The hook member 7 is connected to the breeching fold by means of a rivet 15 which passes through the aperture 12 and the entire thickness of the breeching fold. The outer end of the rivet is formed with an enlarged head or washer 16 to prevent the leather from being torn. A pair of pointed, tapered studs 17 formed on the shank of the hook member enter one thickness of the leather and the core and assist in firmly securing the member 7 to the breeching and keeping said member from rocking. A longitudinally extending strengthening layer 18 is sewed `to the outer surface of the breeching and ovfells the shank of the hook, as shown, but does not secure it, as is now common. The transverse portion ll of the hook rests against' the edge of the layer 18 and the hook member is partially prevented from lateral movement thereby.

It will be observed that the hook member 'T is secured to the breeching body, with its mouth facing inwardly and normally closed by the upper portion thereof. lVhen it is desired to enga-ge or disengage the hook member, the leather may be bent to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, opening the mouth of the hook.

The end portion 19 of the lead up strap G is turned rearwardly and secured forming a loop and within said looped portion a complementary hook member or eyelet 20 is secured. Said member and the hook 7 may be engaged by bending the breeching to expose the mouth of the hook, as was eX- plained, and in that manner the breeching and lead up strap are disengageably secured together, :tor the purpose hereinbefore set forth. Also the engagements between members 2O and 7 form aI pivotal connection between the lead up strap and the breeching body and the leather portions ot the breeching body and lead up strap will be relieved from 'friction and wear.

vWhile. the invention has been described and illustrated in connection with a` breeching body and the lead up strap, its application should not be limited thereto. It is obvious that it is well suited for any portion oi a strap or harness which is to be secured to another portion oi harness or strap.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the improved breeching lead-up attachment is of very simple and novel construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. In combination, a leather strap or harness section having a longitudinally extending reenforcing strip, a hook member transversely secured to said section between the saine and the reenforcing strip, the mouth of said hook member facing said section and being yieldingly closed thereby, a second strap or harness section, and a member having` an opening carried by the end portion thereoic and engageable with said hook member #tor disengageably securing said sections together'.

2. In combination, a breeching body formed of an outer casing of flexible leather, a sott core enclosed therein, and a longitudinally extending reenforcing strip, a metallic hook member secured to the breeching and partially covered by the reenforcing strip, the mouth of said hook member facing said section and normally yieldingly closed thereby, means formed on said hook member cooperating with. said reentorcing strip for preventing lateral movement of said hook member, a lead up strap having its end portion looped, and a member having an opening` carried by the looped portion of said lead up strap and engageable with said hook member for disengageably securing the lead up strap to the breeching body.

3. Strap attaching means, comprising a strap, a longitudinally extending reen forcing strip of less width than the strap and secured thereto, a metallic hook member formed with shank having an inwardly projecting` stud and a transverse portion formed at the extremity ot the shank, and a rivet passing through said strap and the hook member shank and cooperating with said stud tor securing said hook member transversely to the strap between the same and the reent'orcing strip, said transverse portion of the hook member shank cooperating with an edge of the reen'lfcrcing strip for preventing lateral movement of the hook member, the mouth ot the hook member being adjacent a portion ot said strap and being normally, yieldingly closed thereby.

4. In rombination, a breeching body formed of a breeching fold and a longitudinally extending layer, a hook member interposed between the told and the layer and transversely secured to the fold with its mouth facing inwardly by means of a rivet, the shank of the hook member being formed with an inwardly projecting stud entering the fold to assist in securing the hook member thereto, a lead up strap, and a member having an opening carried 'bythe end portion thereof and engaged by said hook member, the mouth of thevhook member being normally closed b v said breeching fold, the latter being Vbendable to open the hook mouth to permit disengagement of the hook member and the member formed with an opening.

5. Stra-p attaching means, comprising a strap, a metallic hook member provided with a shank portion, a hook portion at one end and a cross portion at the other end, and means 'for securing the hook member transversely to the strap' with the mouth oi the hook portion facing and normally closed by said strap, the cross portion of the hoor: member engaging a side edge of the strap to prevent lateral movement otl the hook member.

6. `Strap attaching n'ieans, comprising a strap, a hook member formed with a shank portion, an open mouthed hook portion at one end, and a cross portion at the other end, and means for securing the hook meme ber transversely to the strap whereby both end portions of the hook member engage the opposite side edges of the strap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES M. WALSH. 

